US Health Care Costs

Anemia and blood disorders in Delaware

MS-DRG 812: Red blood cell disorders without mcc

$28,566typical hospital bill
$8,567typical amount paid
$7,476–$11,601range paid across 4 hospitals

Delaware hospitals billed Medicare a typical $28,566 for this stay in 2024, about 3.3 times what was actually paid. Medicare's payment depends mostly on the hospital's location and teaching role; the bill depends on the hospital's own price list, so bills vary far more than payments.

Billed (list price)Actually paid (Medicare + patient)

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaid
Beebe Medical CenterLewes30$30,121$7,476
Bayhealth Hospital, Sussex CampusMilford22$26,881$7,610
Christiana HospitalNewark98$31,685$9,524
Bayhealth Medical Center, Kent CampusDover31$27,010$11,601

Medicare: CMS, 2024 (hospitals with 11 or more Medicare stays). Cash and insurer prices: hospitals' own price files, where read; insurer figures are commercial plans only, median and 10th–90th percentile across plans.